Two Containers of Recovered Resources En Route to Bolivia

This morning, two containers filled with recovered resources (medical supplies, school supplies, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, and other items) were picked up to start their journey from Mano a Mano’s St. Paul, Minnesota warehouse to our warehouse in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Donating a Wheelchair in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Mano a Mano donating a wheelchair in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Thanks Boy Scouts Troop 3089

Thanks Boy Scouts Troop 3089 Thanks to the volunteers from Boy Scouts Troop 3089 that helped sort & pack donated orthopedic supplies at Mano a Mano last night! Everything they helped pack will be sent to Bolivia, where it is distributed to people & organizations in need throughout the country.

Thanks BizRecycling

Thanks BizRecycling We have a new sorting space! Thanks to a grant from BizRecycling to improve Mano a Mano’s recycling programs, we have been able to upgrade parts of our surplus distribution program and warehouse space in St. Paul to better process the ~200,000 pounds of donated supplies we receive each year. Most of these […]

A Story of Home Coming

A Story of Home Coming Home coming can mean many things to many people. Many of us have a home coming story that is dear to us. Here is one that will always have a special place in my heart. Mano a Mano, where I work as a volunteer, gets hundreds of donations. Most of […]

We Have Solar Power!

We Have Solar Power! We are excited to have our solar panels now live at our St. Paul, Minnesota warehouse. Our primary program in Minnesota – and the program that started Mano a Mano more than 20 years ago – is recovering resources that would be thrown away and sending them to Bolivia, where we […]

Mano a Mano Speaker Series: Professor Carol Klee on November 13th at 6:30pm

Mano a Mano Speaker Series: Professor Carol Klee on November 13th at 6:30pm Join us at Mano a Mano on Tuesday, November 13th for Carol Klee’s talk on “Languages in Bolivia: Quechua Language Maintenance, Structure & Use.” Carol Klee is a professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of Minnesota, where she has taught since […]

Travel to Bolivia with Mano a Mano: March 9-18, 2019

Travel to Bolivia with Mano a Mano: March 9-18, 2019 Mano a Mano invites you to join us on a nine-day trip to Cochabamba, Bolivia. Through this unique travel experience you will meet high Andean subsistence farm families and become immersed in their daily lives. You will learn how Mano a Mano’s Center for Ecological […]

Festival 2018 Results

Festival 2018 Results Thank you to everyone that was a part of our 9th Annual Fundraising Festival Event on Sunday! We raised more than $111,000! These funds will support the distribution of recovered resources donated from Minnesota, and get them to people in need throughout Bolivia. We will be able to ship at least 100,000 […]

We Have Received 110,000+ Pounds of Supplies So Far in 2018

We Have Received 110,000+ Pounds of Supplies So Far in 2018 So far this year: Mano a Mano has received 110,606 pounds of in-kind donations, processed 89,719 pounds, and inventoried 163 pallets since January 1, 2018! All contributions to this program are greatly appreciated: thanks to the many volunteers involved with the process in the […]